Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'040 48.1%
Men
1'121 51.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
497 23.0%
Swiss citizens
1'775 82.1%
Foreign residents
386 17.9%
Population density
137 pop./km²
0–19 · 497 · 23.0%20–64 · 1'300 · 60.2%65+ · 364 · 16.8%
Foreign residents 17.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −20 (−0.9%) · 18 births · 15 deaths · net migration −18
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 13.5% Yes
18.1% YesNo 81.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 44.5% Yes
46.0% YesNo 54.0%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 47.4% Yes
48.1% YesNo 51.9%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 71.3% Yes
65.3% YesNo 34.7%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 41.6% Yes
40.8% YesNo 59.2%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 40.8% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 74.6% Yes
70.1% YesNo 29.9%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 51.7% Yes
57.2% YesNo 42.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 67.4% Yes
63.2% YesNo 36.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 68.3% Yes
70.3% YesNo 29.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP45.1% · strongest party
SVP45.1%
Mitte31.9%
FDP11.2%
SP5.6%
GRÜNE2.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier215%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
215%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 65 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'896 CHF(13.9%)
Rank 62 of 79 in the canton · 805 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'896 CHF(~13.9%)
WerthensteinCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Werthenstein | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.1% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.7% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.6% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.7% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.5% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.1% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.9% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.6% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.1% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.7% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.3% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.8% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.1% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.3% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.4% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.5% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.4% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.1% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'263 mm
8.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
974 m
Mean elevation
706 m
Relief
465 m
Mean slope
13.4°
Flat share
15.5%
South-facing
5.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 465 m0 m3'847 m
Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.
swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
30.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
39.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'800
Per inhabitant
14'063 kWh/yr
30 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
24.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
24.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator CKW AG
ElCom tariff comparison ↗How this is measured
Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300527 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Lucerne363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Lucerne. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Lucerne (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.02 %
Second homes
9.1 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
984
Built before 194623.9%
Built since 200122.0%
1.02 %0 %12 %
Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.
Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
1'908
Workplaces
208
Services share
56.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 160 (8.4%) · Secondary 663 (34.7%) · Tertiary 1'085 (56.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
70
Organic share
12.9 %
Farmland
944 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'161 #51 LU · #924 CHGrowing municipalities-0.9% #72 LU · #1781 CHShrinking municipalities-0.9% #8 LU · #327 CHJobs per resident0.88 #6 LU · #121 CHFamilies & children23% #18 LU · #301 CHAge structure16.8% #61 LU · #1806 CHWomen share48.1% #71 LU · #1837 CHForeign residents17.9% #31 LU · #1054 CHPopulation density137/km² #60 LU · #1277 CHTax burden13'896 #65 LU · #808 CHTaxes215% #65 LUWarmest municipalities8.2 °C #68 LU · #1662 CHSunniest municipalities41.2% #22 LU · #1314 CHRainiest municipalities1'263 mm #20 LU · #554 CHVoter turnout57.2% #50 LU · #920 CHAgainst Switzerland29.4% #6 LU · #75 CHAligned with Switzerland70.6% #66 LU · #1370 CHSVP strongholds45.1% #2 LU · #396 CHSP strongholds5.6% #56 LU · #1897 CHCentre strongholds31.9% #39 LU · #207 CHFDP strongholds11.2% #69 LU · #1246 CHGLP strongholds1.9% #68 LU · #1772 CHGreen strongholds2.5% #65 LU · #1918 CHLargest by area15.8 km² #30 LU · #607 CHHighest municipalities893 m #6 LU · #340 CHSecond homes9.1% #34 LU · #1378 CHOrganic farming12.9% #33 LU · #1007 CHBest-connected municipalities92 min #47 LU · #1590 CHRemotest municipalities92 min #30 LU · #508 CHHighest peaks974 m #19 LU · #747 CHHighest-lying municipalities706 m #20 LU · #756 CHGreatest vertical range465 m #18 LU · #729 CHSteepest municipalities13.4° #15 LU · #667 CHSolar potential30 GWh #44 LU · #664 CHSolar potential per capita14'063 kWh #16 LU · #522 CHCheapest electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #60 LU · #401 CHMost expensive electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #17 LU · #1703 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Werthenstein?
- Werthenstein has 3 postal codes: 6105, 6106, 6110.
- What is the tax rate in Werthenstein?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Werthenstein is 215% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Werthenstein?
- A single person without children pays about 13'896 CHF income tax in Werthenstein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 62 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Werthenstein have?
- Werthenstein has 2'161 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Werthenstein?
- Werthenstein has 386 foreign residents, a share of 17.86% (2025).
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